Here is this week's court activity from Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas for the week of January 18, 2023.

Here is this week's court activity from Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas for the week of January 11, 2023. 

Here is this week's court activity from Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas for the week of December 14, 2022. 

Edwards earlier this month entered a plea of guilty to the charges of involuntary manslaughter, aggravated possession of drugs, and endangering children. In February 2020, 2-year-old Ezra Siegrist died at a Montezuma home. The autopsy done by the Montgomery County Coroner's Office says that the boy died as a result of "methamphetamine intoxication" and "blunt force trauma to the head". Edwards was in a relationship with his mother at the time of his death.

Here is Van Wert County's Courtroom News for November 3rd through November 16th. 

A Celina man pleaded guilty to causing the death of a two-year-old in Mercer County in 2020.  30-year-old Brandon Edwards pled to the charges of involuntary manslaughter, aggravated possession of drugs and endangering children.  Five other charges were dropped as part of a plea deal.  

Here is this week's court activity from Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas for the week of November 2, 2022. 

Here is this week's court activity from Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas for the week of October 26th, 2022. 

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

The death of 2-year-old Ezra Siegrest was ruled a homicide after an autopsy found that he died of methamphetamine intoxication. The child was found unresponsive after a 9-1-1 call and was transported to Mercer Health where he was pronounced dead on arrival.